MichelleWill.i.am goes Dancehall
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer Monday, May 26, 2014 WILL.I.AM… samples deejays Aidonia and Bounty Killer Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am does a little dancehall on his latest song, Birthday, which samples deejays Aidonia and Bounty Killer. Birthday features Aidonia’s Fi Di Jockey and…
Jay Z samples Sizzla on Magna Carta Holy Grail album
Sizzla Kalonji’s Solid As A Rock has been sampled for the third time by an American rapper. The song, released in 2002 on Sizzla’s EP entitled Da Real Thing, was first sampled by Jah Rule on his 50 Cent diss song called The Crown. The…
Kanye West Yeezus album samples Capleton, Beenie Man, Assasin & Popcaan
Kanye released his sixth studio album, Yeezus, on June 18 – a project best categorized as techno hip-hop fuelled by synth/rock with maelstrom hints of Jamaican Dancehall, and a handful of soulful samples by Capleton, Beenie Man, Assasin & Popcaan. CAPLETON – FORWARD INNA DEM…
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- News , Women in Reggae & Dancehall
- July 5, 2013
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Woman in Reggae Spotlight: Michelle Arthurton
Being In Total Control of Herself. I AM MY OWN BEST FRIEND. Lesson learned. Thank youuuuuuu God. Muah! MICHELLE E. ARTHURTON President and C.E.O. of E2 Recordings (and all its subsidiaries), Ms. MICHELLE E. ARTHURTON has carved her way in mainstream media and has solidified…
Shane Brown appointed new manager of Tarrus Riley and Romain Virgo!
Prominent producer, Shane Brown has now joined the team of highly-acclaimed Reggae singer, Tarrus Riley. Brown will now co-manage Riley alongside fellow manager and renowned saxophonist, Dean Fraser. The arrangement was announced on Wednesday. Riley and Brown re no strangers they have enjoyed success together…
E2 Recording Studios undergoes upgrade!
E2 Recordings, Inc., a/k/a E2 Studios works with everything that has to do with sound and is getting a 2013 make over with better space, equipment and softwares. We do dubs, voicing, audio clips, voiceovers for short films or just regular films or TV commercials,…
Who is JOJO MAC?
JoJo Mac, beautiful and talented singer and songwriter, adds to the copious Talents, which hail from the parish of Clarendon in Jamaica West Indies. She has lived in the United States (U.S.) for most of her life, and can tackle any music genre; however, she…
- Women in Reggae & Dancehall
- August 16, 2012
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Marciah Griffiths “Queen of Reggae”
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths is a successful female singer, also called the “Queen of Reggae”. AFTER 48 years in the music business, singer Marcia Griffiths has the enviable achievement of still being current. In fact, she is the only Jamaican artiste from the 1960s still recording…
Ed Robinson received Proclamation from the mayor of Mount Vernon, NY
ED ROBINSON receiving a Proclamation from the mayor of Mount Vernon, NY. at THE JAMAICA 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDANCE JULY 27,2012
- Women in Reggae & Dancehall
- July 21, 2012
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Lady Saw crowned Queen of Dancehall @ Reggae Sumfest
ENERGY-filled performances, references to Jamaica’s 50th year of Independence, and the crowning of a ‘queen’ were the high points of Dancehall Night of Reggae Sumfest held at Catherine Hall Entertainment complex in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday night. Lady Saw was officially crowned the…
The Importance of Social Media in Reggae
Social Media are internet based applications that are used to turn communication into interactive dialogue, it is a form of communication that is proving to be pivotal for the advancement of careers and the constant relevance of various communication, of which the music industry is…
Ed Robinson talks about Reggae’s Heroes
NEW YORK-BASED Reggae act Ed Robinson is currently riding the reggae charts in that city with his track, Heroes. The tune, which celebrates the pioneers of the music, on whose shoulder Robinson says he proudly stands, also marks a first for the artiste who says…